We decided to find out all we could about waterfalls!
A waterfall is the sudden drop in the level of a river or stream that causes water to fall over an edge.
A small waterfall is called a cascade. The water from waterfalls eventually flows into the ocean.
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Here are some waterfalls from around the world and the interesting facts we found!
Aidan, Jordyn, Philip, Tristan, Mikayla, Carly, and Emily all found out that Angel Falls, located in Venezuela, South America is the tallest/highest waterfall in the world.
The water of Angel Falls plunges 3, 212 feet to the bottom.
The Falls were discovered by Jimmy Angel, an American pilot, who flew over them in 1935.
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| Angel Falls |
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Ella, Carly, and Philip found that Yosemite Falls, located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, is the highest falls in North America at 2,425 feet tall.
This falls does not flow all year long every year, only when there has been enough snow.
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| Yosemite Falls |
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Victoria Falls, located in Africa, was researched by Aidan, Ariel, Michael, and Emily. Each second, between 300 and 3,000 cubic meters of water goes over the falls. It is the largest, or widest, waterfall in the entire world and is more than a mile long! The river source for this falls is the Zambezi River. The waterfall is so powerful that people can feel its mist from several kilometers away!
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Victoria Falls
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When Justin was very young, he and his family visited Rothbachfall Falls in Germany.
In Germany, where the metric system is used, the waterfall is 470 meters tall, which is 1,540 feet in our standard measurement. Rothbachfall is located in Berchtesgaden National Park, and
only has running water from May to October. Do you know why?
If you hike up one quarter of the way, it would take about 45 minutes.
Do you know how long it would take to hike the entire distance?
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| Rothbachfall Falls |
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Mikayla found out about Inga Falls, which is located on the Congo River in Africa.
Inga Falls is the largest waterfall, which means it has the most water.
In fact, 1,500,000 cubic feet of water flow over this falls every second!
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| Inga Falls |
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Aidan learned that Iguazu Falls is located mostly along the border of Brazil and Argentina.
Its river source is the Iguazu River. This waterfall is actually made up of 275 falls.
The water from the lower falls collects in a canyon and drains into the Parana River.
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| Iguazu Falls |
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Carly and Emily researched Tugela Falls, which is in South Africa.
It is the second tallest waterfall in the word at 3,110 feet.
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| Tugela Falls |
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Philip and Aidan found out about Niagra Falls, which is located in both Canada and the United States. The Canadian part of the falls is Horseshoe Falls, and the American part is called American Falls, which is in New York. Its river source is the Niagara River. 7,000 cubic meters of water goes over these falls every second of every day! In fact, Niagara Falls has the most water of any waterfall in North America. Both waterfalls are about 165 feet high.
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| Horseshoe Falls/Niagra Falls |
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Which waterfall facts are the most interesting to you? Why?
Which waterfall would you most like to visit? Why?
What other waterfalls have you visited?
